Energy Saving Performance Contracting

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Overview of Services

The Department of Enterprise Services (DES), formerly General Administration (GA) has designed a program specifically for state agencies, colleges and universities, cities and towns, counties, school districts, port districts, libraries, hospitals, health districts and more. Since it's inception in 1984, the Energy Program has managed statewide projects that have saved more than 200 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.

What is Energy Saving Performance Contracting (ESPC)?

Energy Saving Performance Contracting is:

The most cost-effective process for completing building energy upgrades

A means to use utility savings to pay all project costs

A partnership of the owner, the ESCO (energy service company) and the DES Energy Program (formerly GA)

Advantages of ESPC

Low interest financing available through the Washington State Treasurer

Verification of annual energy savings through a monitoring program

How to obtain ESPC services

Local governments, school districts and state agencies (referred to as Client Agencies) enter into an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with DES in order to participate in the program and work with one of the pre-qualified ESCOs.

The IAA (drafted pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW) allows the DES Energy Program to provide overall contracting and project management services to the Client Agency.

Compensation for DES’s Energy Program services is based on a pre-determined fee schedule that sets project management compensation levels based on the total project value.

If the ESCO fails to develop a project that meets the Client Agencies established cost-effectiveness criteria, then there is no cost to the Client Agency.

Visit the Energy Hogs website and go to Hog Buster training camp. You will learn how to conserve energy at home and the office. Complete all five games to become an official Hog Buster: http://www.energyhog.org

Greenhouse gas reduction

The governors of Washington, Oregon, and California have joined in a West Coast Governors’ Initiative to address the economic and environmental consequences of global warming. To find out more about how the earth’s atmosphere naturally traps “greenhouse” gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane, use the links provided below.